Rick Ector's Page

Michigan students, enrolled in a bona fide Personal Protection Class (CCW/CPL), are usually surprised to learn that they are being taught to not make any statements to police officers - without consulting with an attorney - in the aftermath of a self-defense shooting.



From the students perspective, they are innocent actors in an unscripted scene of violence in a horror film. Accordingly, they believe that in their role of law-abiding citizen, they should be fully cooperative with the… Continue

In literature, a "tragic hero" is the principal character in a tragedy whose downfall is caused by the commission of a huge mistake. Unless you have been living in a cave over the past couple of weeks, you are aware of the fact that Mr. Tigh Croff, a 31 year old Detroit resident, has been charged with Second Degree Murder and Felony Firearm as a result of his shooting of a fleeing trespasser at his residence.



This case has garnered a lot of publicity. Some are hailing Croff as a hero… Continue

According to the latest available annual statistics - at this writing - published in the "2007/2008 Concealed Pistol License Annual Report," on the Michigan State Police web site, exactly 744 of the 33,411 submitted Concealed Pistol License (CPL) Applications were rejected.



Documented classifications for the rejections included the following: Invalid Age (1), No Proof Of Gun… Continue

In light of all the chatter online about the man who allegedly chased and killed a man a few days ago in Detroit, I dusted off and climbed atop my soapbox on Twitter. Below are some "tweets" I published today in the areas of self-defense, CCW Classes, and statements to law enforcement officers:



I've been getting a lot of calls from folks with CCWs who don't know the law. Lot of shady instructors aren't sleeping well.



A firearms instructor can be held liable for his… Continue

Over the least few days, I have read several stories in the local Detroit-area media about firearm accidents which, in my humble opinion, were caused by a lack of knowledge of simple safe gun handling and usage rules. Earlier today, I "tweeted" a lot of info about gun safety via Twitter.



For austerity, I am assembling that info here for you to read and apply, where necessary, to make you a safer user of firearms.



If you don't know the 3 Fundamentals of Gun Safety - by the… Continue